Charles C.F. Greville et al. in Roehampton House, Roehampton - 20 November, 1829, at night

from Journal entry, 20 November 1829, page 245:

In the evening [Thomas] Moore sang, but the pianoforte was horrid, and he was not in good voice; still his singing ‘va dritto al cuore,’ for it produces an exceeding sadness, and brings to mind a thousand melancholy recollections, and generates many melancholy anticipations.

cite as

Charles C.F. Greville, Journal entry, 20 November 1829. In Henry Reeve (ed.), The Greville Memoirs: A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, volume 1 (London, 1874), p. 245. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1529661884797 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: Roehampton House, Roehampton

Listeners

Charles C.F. Greville
Clerk-in-ordinary to the Privy Council, Political and social diarist, Private secretary
1794-1865
Lord Clifden
Patron of art, Politician
1797-1833

Listening to

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written by Thomas Moore
performed by Thomas Moore

Experience Information

Date/Time 20 November, 1829, at night
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors

Originally submitted by lcc5 on Fri, 22 Jun 2018 11:04:45 +0100
Approved on Sat, 30 Jun 2018 17:11:11 +0100